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There may be circumstances where an issuer elects to prepare and file a report in the absence of a formal technical report trigger pursuant to National Instrument – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101).

The number of committee members as well as the manner in which they are chosen are left to the lessee's discretion.

The Canadian Province of New Brunswick's Energy Minister has announced that the current moratorium on hydraulic fracturing will continue indefinitely.

Amendments to the federal Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Amendments) now require shippers of dangerous goods to immediately file an emergency report with local authorities if the dangerous goods are lost, stolen or involved in a collision.

In our summary of PDAC last year, we noted it was finally a time that "the mining industry got back to work with greater businesslike focus than we have seen in recent years."

This case addresses the validity and applicability of a municipal earthworks bylaw that frustrated the terms of a permit issued by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources under the British Columbia Mines Act.

Mining companies and Aboriginal communities should note the upcoming Regulations Amending the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations.

Québec Minister of Finance and Economy Nicolas Marceau and Québec Minister of Natural Resources Martine Ouellet have announced that a forum on mining royalties will be held on March 15th, 2013 in Montréal, during which the mining industry and groups affected by this issue will be consulted.

A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision concerned a coal handling and storage facility located on Texada Island.

The Ontario Legislature rose for the summer on June 4, with two environmental proposed environmental laws having received second reading, but awaiting Committee review and public hearings.

The Minister then withdrew the release from providing an Environmental Preview Report.

On December 5, 2017, the Federal Court released two decisions respecting applications for judicial review brought by Taseko Mines Limited (Taseko) for the New Prosperity mine project (the Project).

The long anticipated Report of the Federal Review Panel (the "Report") on Taseko Mines Ltd.’s proposed Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project (the "Project") was released last week, concluding that the Project would result in significant adverse environmental effects, but falling short of recommending that the federal cabinet reject the Project.

On June 26, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark decision concerning Aboriginal rights and title in the Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia case.

Obtaining financing on reasonable terms can be a significant obstacle for many Indigenous groups seeking to participate in equity opportunities for Canadian projects.

The Court of Appeal recently rendered a judgment regarding financing through mining royalties in the context of a bankruptcy.

Canada and Ecuador signed a Free Trade Agreement in July 2026 that includes an Investment Chapter with investor-state dispute settlement provisions, offering Canadian mining companies operating in Ecuador new protections against treaty breaches. A recent arbitration award under the Canada-Peru FTA, where Lupaka Gold Corp. recovered US$40.4 million for losses stemming from social conflict and inadequate state protection, illustrates how these mechanisms can provide recourse beyond traditional expropriation c